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Schmrrrrrrrlex @schmrrrlex.bsky.social · 6h

I'm giving up on this, but I think you should consider the implications of your argument, because free speech would no longer exist. the government could pass a law saying its illegal to spend money on a piece of paper and a magic marker if you intend to use it for a sign critical of the government

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Schmrrrrrrrlex @schmrrrlex.bsky.social · 6h

The Supreme Court erred by finding that money (or anything else of value) is speech and that corporations are people. The fact that the Federal Reserve issues the dollar is just not germane to that

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Schmrrrrrrrlex @schmrrrlex.bsky.social · 6h

this is why campaign finance laws are not limited to expenditures in dollars, but to giving anything of value. also once money is in your pocket it is no longer "public," you own it, and there are Constitutional limits on the government's ability to take/regulate your property (due process etc)

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Schmrrrrrrrlex @schmrrrlex.bsky.social · 6h

there are a half dozen reasons why you would be laughed out of court for that argument. but here's one: there is no government monopoly on money that makes all money "public." you can use swiss francs or crypto to buy goods or services if the other person will accept them, or barter your cow

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Schmrrrrrrrlex @schmrrrlex.bsky.social · 6h

That is what the court has done, but Congress can't overrule the Supreme Court when it strikes down legislation based on Constitutional rights. Marbury v. Madison. Basic civics. Doesn't matter if the legislation says otherwise.

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Schmrrrrrrrlex @schmrrrlex.bsky.social · 6h

We have public funding of elections if you choose not to accept private donations. But in terms of mandatory for everyone, even if you had the presidency and dominant majorities in Congress the current Supreme Court would take 5 minutes to find that it violates the first amendment and strike it down

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Schmrrrrrrrlex @schmrrrlex.bsky.social · 1d

It was a 5-4 decision. 5 justices appointed by Republican presidents voted for it. 4 justices appointed by Democratic presidents voted against it.

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Schmrrrrrrrlex @schmrrrlex.bsky.social · 1d

corporations aren't people. they are magical people who don't need to breathe, eat, and who can potentially live forever. they can steal money or kill people but can never go to jail. it makes sense they would have far greater legal and constitutional rights than your typical meatbag "human being"

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Schmrrrrrrrlex @schmrrrlex.bsky.social · 1d

I have this pic framed on my desk. One of my all time favorite funny twitter things. Thank you for your service Dave Cactus!

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Schmrrrrrrrlex @schmrrrlex.bsky.social · 2d

Just listen to this. D'Angelo took neo-soul to a level of originality and perfect execution that can stand with anything in popular music. RIP

D'Angelo and The Vanguard - Really Love (Audio)

YouTube video by DAngeloVEVO

www.youtube.com

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Schmrrrrrrrlex @schmrrrlex.bsky.social · 2d

looks like the graphic on a package of testosterone cream you'd buy at a gas station

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Schmrrrrrrrlex @schmrrrlex.bsky.social · 2d

a man says " it 's all voodoo nonsense " in front of him

ALT: a man says " it 's all voodoo nonsense " in front of him

media.tenor.com

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Schmrrrrrrrlex @schmrrrlex.bsky.social · 6d

just hear me out: thrice baked potato

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Schmrrrrrrrlex @schmrrrlex.bsky.social · 6d

Therapist: tell me something exciting that happened to you this week

Me: well, McDonald’s has a new breakfast sandwich

Therapist:

Me: it has two sausage patties and bacon

Therapist:

Me: also two slices of cheese, I think

Therapist:

Me: why do you look so sad

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Schmrrrrrrrlex @schmrrrlex.bsky.social · 7d

enfin, ce putain de chouette est mort

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Schmrrrrrrrlex @schmrrrlex.bsky.social · 7d

c'mon son, you've been in there for 45 minutes. there are other people in this house who need to use the shower to hide from a nightmarish reality I can no longer accept

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Schmrrrrrrrlex @schmrrrlex.bsky.social · 9d

Our version was similar, except no pickles and hellmann’s instead of miracle whip

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Schmrrrrrrrlex @schmrrrlex.bsky.social · 10d

This is what they want to take from us

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Schmrrrrrrrlex @schmrrrlex.bsky.social · 12d

Jerry Garcia: 🎶 got a wife in Chino babe and one in Cherokee. first one says she got my child, but it don't look like me 🎶

My Wife: see? it's not that strange. sometimes kids just look like that minor league baseball player I used to date for no reason

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RM @dorsalstream.bsky.social · Apr 15

The skeleton weeps as the guilty verdict is read out. "Now as to your sentence," the judge says, as heavy flesh begins to envelop the condemned.

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Schmrrrrrrrlex @schmrrrlex.bsky.social · 14d

I like this ghost. He reminds me of how all of human experience is deeply unsatisfying

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mr potato @tweetpotato314.bsky.social · 20d

[at my second rodeo] listen up you ignorant sack of shit

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Schmrrrrrrrlex @schmrrrlex.bsky.social · 22d

The MAGA movement is not itself a Nazi movement, other than its Nick Fuentes wing and the neo-Nazis who choose to support it. But it is very clearly a fascist movement in any reasonable sense of the word.

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furby hancock @furbyhancock.bsky.social · 24d

Too late, Batman. Once this Tylenol floods the city's water supply, my wiki won't run out of editors ever again

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Schmrrrrrrrlex @schmrrrlex.bsky.social · 24d

every ancient aliens host:

the giant stones at Aramacaradingdong raise profound questions. are they the product of an advanced technology? or perhaps even visitors from beyond the stars? how could ancient humans, who were fucking morons pissing and shitting all over themselves, ever make big rock?

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